Anne Thomas

• Clydesdale churches to tackle homelessness at roots

  Churches in Clydesdale, Scotland, have agreed to set up an initiative to help people who become homeless locally.

• Christians get behind forthcoming BBC Passion drama

  The BBC's forthcoming drama on the cross and resurrection of Jesus presents Christians with a "once-in-a-generation opportunity to engage the whole nation in a public conversation about the Christian message", says the Churches' Media Council.

• Miliband should raise religious freedom in China visit - CSW

  Persecution watchdog Christian Solidarity Worldwide has urged Foreign Secretary David Miliband "not to squander" the opportunity to speak up on religious freedom in his visit to China this week.

• Mission Aviation Fellowship staff evacuate Chad

  Mission Aviation Fellowship's team of pilots and ministry staff have evacuated to their home countries following recent unrest and instability in Chad.

• Wesley Owen, Crown Books collecting unused Bibles for India

  Wesley Owen Books and Music and Crown Books have launched a Bibles for India collection.

• New resource spotlights difference Christians making at grassroots

  A new ecumenical resource has been launched by the Diocese of Westminster to help church groups in London and Hertfordshire promote justice, peace and the integrity of creation.

• Open Air Campaigners celebrate 40 years of sharing Christ in UK

  Open Air Campaigners (OAC) will celebrate 40 years of sharing Jesus Christ in Britain this year with a special open air meeting on the beach at Brighton and Hove where the first OAC meeting took place four decades ago.

• School resource to help young people engage with Easter story

  A new resource from Church Mission Society and the Diocese of London aims to bring the Easter story alive for young people in the capital.

• Caritas launches Chad appeal as refugees stream into Cameroon

  The Caritas network of Catholic aid agencies has launched an appeal to help refugees fleeing from turbulent Chad to neighbouring Cameroon.

• URC head aims to reconcile 'Reformed' with 'spirituality' in new book

  General Secretary of the United Reformed Church, the aims to redress the imbalance in the URC between 'Reformed' and 'spirituality' in his new book 'Letting God be God'.

• Scottish Bible Society helps spread God's Word in Nepal

  The Scottish Bible Society is hoping that its new appeal will help its partners in Nepal bring the Bible to even more Christians who have so far gone without their own copy of God's Word.

• World Vision fears humanitarian disaster amid Chad chaos

  World Vision staff in Chad fear that the violence and chaos surrounding attempts to overthrow the country's president could spiral into a humanitarian disaster if the fighting is not brought to a halt soon.